Paul Andre Lerose Hugh Peacock and Brian Brasier Friends of the Second Marsh Mayor John Gray. Oshawa City Council

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1 Oshawa Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes of Meeting No. 49 February 25, :30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Committee Room 2 nd Floor, Rundle Tower, City Hall Present: Scott Pigden, Chairperson, O.A.A.C. Terri McCabe, Vice-Chairperson, O.A.A.C. Patricia Gray, Member, O.A.A.C. Susie Boyle, Member, O.A.A.C. Sue Bloxam, Member, O.A.A.C. Mike Porto, Member, O.A.A.C. April Cullen, Member, O.A.A.C. David Marven, Member, O.A.A.C. Barb Peyton, Member, O.A.A.C. John Glover, Member, O.A.A.C. Cyndie Sproul, Member, O.A.A.C. Kenneth Patterson, Member, O.A.A.C. Also Present: Regrets: Minutes prepared by: Guests: Distribution: Call to Order: Lynda Lawson, Accessibility Program Coordinator Mark Robinson, Manager, Buildings Development Paul Runcini, Director, Facility & Project Management Services Debbie Halldorson, Recording Secretary, City of Oshawa Serena Sharpe, Member, O.A.A.C. Paul Hahn, Member, O.A.A.C. Frances Tanner, Member, O.A.A.C. Debbie Halldorson Paul Andre Lerose Hugh Peacock and Brian Brasier Friends of the Second Marsh Mayor John Gray All Present Oshawa City Council Scott Pigden called the O.A.A.C. meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. Page 1 of 10

2 Guest Speakers 50.1 Mayor John Gray Mayor Gray welcomed all of the new Committee members as well as the members returning for another year. He commended the work being done by the OAAC in making Oshawa a more accessible city and a better place to live. April thanked Mayor Gray for taking the time out of his busy schedule to come out and speak to the Committee Hugh Peacock and Brian Brasier Friends of Second Marsh Hugh and Brian gave a presentation on the proposed Great Lakes Wetland Centre scheduled to be built in 2008 at the Second Marsh. The 21,000-square-foot Centre will be aimed at students, families, researchers, tourists and others interested in learning about environmental health and sustainability. Interactive exhibits, hands-on activities, two classrooms, a restaurant and research library will be among the attractions. The Centre is committed to being accessible and will seek input from the necessary Societies when they are at that stage of design. Lynda will forward a copy of the OAAC Accessibility Design Standards to Friends of Second Marsh for reference. Members of the OAAC offered to provide advice and guidance with the accessibility component for the new Centre. Paul Andre Lerose suggested that the Centre be accessible by bus and that parking spaces be provided for buses. Forward copy of OAAC Accessibility Design Standards to Friends of Second Marsh. Lynda Previous Minutes 50.3 Previous Minutes of Meeting 49 Moved by April Cullen, Seconded by Sue Bloxam; that the minutes for meeting 49 be adopted Above minutes to be forwarded to Council. Debbie CARRIED Page 2 of 10

3 Action List 50.4 Action List / Previous Business Action list was reviewed and updated (attached to minutes) Reports 50.5 Chair Scott has a meeting scheduled with Warren Young, Lakeridge Health, to review access to washrooms. Scott was asked to review accessibility plans for a person s home. Scott referred her to Dave Marven and the OAAC standards which are on-line. Scott Pigden 50.6 Public Awareness and Education Sub-committee minutes attached. Terri McCabe 50.7 Municipal Services April suggested that Mike Porto contact Ron Foster, Auditor for City of Oshawa, to discuss any future review on snow clearing; who uses this service should include an accessibility component. Sub-committee minutes attached. Mike Porto 50.8 BUILT Environment Sub-committee minutes attached. Dave Marven Page 3 of 10

4 50.9 Transportation Sub-committee minutes not available at time of distribution. Susan Bloxam Information/Correspondence Lynda Lynda has asked the Chair of each Sub-Committee to provide a synopsis from the past year, indicating one best practice. One best practice will be selected at our OAAC March meeting to be presented at the joint meeting with the Region AAC. The joint meeting will take place at the Regional Headquarters on April 22, 2008 on the lower level from 6:30 pm -9:00 pm. Synopsis to be prepared by Chair of each Sub-Committee. Sub-Committee Chairs Lynda A DREN Employability Gala will take place on March 19, Blue Line Taxi has been selected as a recipient of the Accessibility Award by the OAAC. A motion was made by Terri that Lynda or Scott attend the gala, seconded by Mike, CARRIED. To send a representative to the Gala. Lynda Lynda Accessibility Standards for Customer Services (Ontario Regulation 429/07) came into force on January 1, If you are a provider of goods or services, and have one or more employees in Ontario, you will be required to comply with the regulation. If you are a public sector organization designated in the standard, you must comply by January 1, If you are a private business, non-profit organization, or any other service provider with at least one employee in Ontario, you must comply by January 1, Lynda distributed the Summary of Requirements Accessibility Standards for Customer Service pamphlet to Committee members. Lynda Page 4 of 10

5 General Comments or Concerns April Cullen April would like the Committee to give some thought as to how the OAAC Accessibility Design Standards could be distributed to the necessary parties. April requested that the Sub-Committee Chairs send out reminders to the OAAC Committee as to the time, location, date, and agenda of their respective meetings so that the rest of the Committee can attend their meetings if they wish. For information only April Cullen Moved by Terri McCabe, Seconded by Sue Bloxam That the Meeting be Adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. CARRIED Page 5 of 10

6 Oshawa Accessibility Advisory Committee Public Awareness February 25, 2008 Present: Suzie Boyle, Cyndie Sproul, Barb Peyton, Terri McCabe, Mark Robinson, Scott Pigden, and Linda Lawson Regrets: April Cullen 1. Previous Minutes a. Website to discuss b. Special Forum meeting information was discussed. Recommendations will be forwarded to larger committee. See attached notes. c. Chamber of Commerce-April Cullen and Terri McCabe have met to discuss putting together all information for businesses into a nice neat package. Terri working on that presentation. d. Is Downtown Action Group the same as DBIA? Linda will bring information regarding facade improvements back to sub committee and Terri and Scott. e. Terri will be speaking to Cathy Cox regarding partnership with DBIA. Would be good to have facade information part of presentation to Chamber of Commerce and DBIA. Provided Terri with the plan. f. Lynda provided information available on the ON ACCESS website related to the Customer Service Standards 429/07 and distributed a copy of the summary to Committee members. The Customer Service training modules are still being development by the Ministry and should be ready in late March/early April. g. GM Centre-Scott and Terri have vision regarding an event. Scott will mention vision to General Manager in meeting next day. h. Accessibility Plan-New procedures being implemented. When draft is ready, it will go to the larger committee. Request to replace forum with Open Town Meeting in May. Will be discussed with all priorities of sub-committees and city department priorities. 2. Website: a. Accessible site? Cyndi can provide some feedback. Linda should contact libraries to find out how they are doing with programs like JAWS, etc. b. Links? We should put up accomplishments of the committee on the site. RAMP, Garbage, Transit passes, etc. Next Meeting: March 17, 5 p.m. AGENDA for next meeting will be Goals for 2008, planning for Open Town Hall Meeting, Display for April, and Website. Page 6 of 10

7 O.A.A.C. Built Environment Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes of Friday February 8th, 2008 Present: Dave Marven Chairperson Scott Pigden Mark Robinson Susie Boyle Linda Tamburro 1. Review of January 18, 2008 minutes Correspondence was sent to Starbucks. They have installed a power assist door operator. Dave followed up with a letter of thanks, Lynda will send it off. This sub committee visited the mock up of the courthouse on the 30 th of January and noted the adaptable features thus far possible. We look forward to a second visit and the opportunity to follow up on the adaptations made to the witness stand and jury box as we found that these were areas that needed alterations. SPA Park Rd S. correspondence They will revise the plan to use a smoother flatter tile like stone, but cannot widen the sidewalk, as space does not permit. Minutes accepted as written. 2. Committee of Adjustment This committee will ask April for further details at the next OAAC meeting. 3. Review of Site Plans Starbucks at Wilson and Taunton will do a missing curb cut in the spring. No new site plans to review at this time. 4. Preliminary Accessibility Improvement Drawings Cordova CC retrofit recommendations- to add a power assist door to the accessible washroom. To cover/close in the existing window, to allow space to move fixtures within the space, therefore increasing the turning radius. To follow guidelines where possible. Kingside CC- building a new accessible washroom in the existing building. Recommendations- to add a power assist door opener just beyond the swing of the door as per the plan, lower the waste dispenser as per 4.2.6, add an emergency call switch and a change table, The committee suggests that a Trillium Grant is worth looking into. Page 7 of 10

8 5. Other Business Jim Skelly of the Legends Centre contacted Scott regarding renovations to the electric change tables in the family change rooms. Scott has referred this matter over to Lynda who has spoken with Jim regarding his concerns. This committee would like Lynda to set up a meeting for us to do a site plan review of the family change rooms. Dave asked Mark when we would review the Capital Budget. We will review it quarterly, March, June, September and December. The committee discussed with Mark the advantages of new homebuilders providing at least a few accessible house plan elevations in each of their developments. 6. Next Meeting Friday March 7 th, :00 am Page 8 of 10

9 O.A.A.C Municipal Services Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes of February 6th, 2008 Present: Mike Porto - Chair Lynda Lawson Regrets Susie Boyle Scott Pigden Mark Robinson Paul Hahn 1. Review of Minutes Minutes from January 9, 2008 were approved. 2. Fire Safety Plan - Update Training models to be revised / developed by City for review by OAAC. Clarification of wording, Section 3.5.5, to be confirmed 3. Snow Removal Public Sidewalks/Windrow a.. By-Law The City By-Law and Policy was provided to the committee for their review. b. Snow Clearing Canada Post Super boxes Contact was made Darryl Dawson-Superintendent- Oshawa delivery, Canada Post (CP). Mr. Dawson- (CP), ed us procedures in his general terms. The committee decided further clarification is required to eliminate confusion of C.P. vs. municipal responsibilities. 4. OSCC: Alternative Cart Methods Shannon Payne, Coordinator, Waste & Environmental Programs, stated that information about this program has been delivered through information sessions and application forms have been made available at all their locations. Further to this, the application form is available on the Oshawa web site; with further web details and advertising of this program to follow once it has been developed. 5. Road Construction By-Law/Policy Review It was suggested the Sub-committee members review sites through this year s construction season and list areas of concern. With the new Customer Service Standard and the pending Information and Communication Standard these areas of concern can be addressed. 6. Taxi By-Law Review Copies of the Taxi By-Law were provided to committee members for their review. Page 9 of 10

10 7. Snow in Accessible Parking Stalls on Private Property Scott had raised this question relating to Montana s Restaurant on Taunton Road. Mark advised that when snow has been piled into accessible parking stalls on private property complaints can be registered with the Municipal Law and Licensing Services Property Standards. This information will be forwarded to the Public Awareness and Education Sub-committee for their 2008 Public Education initiative. 8. Next Meeting March 5, :00 p.m. 8 th Floor Boardroom Page 10 of 10